All such claims must be made through the Personal Injuries Board initially. If that does not produce a satisfactory outcome, you can then apply to the Courts for compensation for your injuries as well as to recover loss of earnings, medical expenses and any other expense incurred as a result of the injuries.

At Johnson & Co, Solicitors, Cork, we have over 20 years experience of guiding clients through the process of claiming compensation for personal injuries*.

This page has some useful legal information about How to claim compensation. You may also be interested in our pages about accident injury, personal Injuries, Back and neck injury or how to claim compensation.

While we have tried to provide some basic legal information, no website can answer all your legal questions. Do you live in Cork? If so please call now to book a telephone or face-to-face conversation with an experienced Cork solicitor.

How to claim compensation for Personal Injury*

Since 2004 under Irish law for the vast majority of injuries also known as personal injury you must first apply to the Personal Injuries Assessment Board for assessment of the value of your injuries based on the nature of the injury, the length of time that you have suffered injury to date and the length of time that you are likely to suffer from the injury or injuries into the future. A legal application must be made to the Personal Injuries Assessment Board within two years of the date of the accident.

Johnson & Co, Solicitors, Cork are very experienced at making the application on your behalf and advising you through the legal process.

How is personal injury compensation* calculated?

The amount of compensation that you may be entitled to includes

Doctors expenses

Hospital Visit expenses

Physiotherapy Expense

Medication Expenses

Loss of earnings in the past

Future Loss of earnings

Costs of modifying home to cope with long term injuries

Cost of future medical care

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Who is responsible for my Personal Injury Claim*?

Claiming against the correct party is very important under Irish law. If you make the legal claim against the wrong person or company then you may have wasted valuable time or even worse you may be too late to bring a legal claim against the correct person or company. Johnson & Co, Solicitors, Cork are very experienced at selecting the correct defendant.

We can help

Johnson & Co, Solicitors, Cork are very experienced in successfully handling many sorts of Injury claims. At Johnson & Co, Solicitors, Cork we are able to offer Accident Injury Legal Advice and representation in respect of a claim for Neck or Back Injury.

*In contentious business, a solicitor may not calculate fees or other charges as a percentage or proportion of any award or settlement

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